Scrapbook Dimensions Magazine

Posted by Bre Wiebe (Dream Team)
Here’s a quick and easy way to make a hybrid recipe card using photoshop…
First create a 4X6 document.
Type out your recipe onto the card.
Print it out on patterned paper (something not too busy so you can still read it).
Stamp desired images on white cardstock with staz-on black ink.
Cut out your stamped […]

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By The FlyLady, Marla Cilley
When we turn on our televisions and radios the first thing we hear is how bad the economy is. I have a theory about all of the spin that is going on in the news. This has to do with our hearing.
We hear about the trickle down effect from the […]

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My desire to learn how to add cool frames to photos was one of the reasons that I took the time to learn Photoshop Elements before I knew how to digital scrapbook. I loved the looks I saw in layouts in magazines, and wanted the same professional-looking results for my own photos. When I talk […]

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by Julie Fei-Fan Balzer
For proof that you don’t need Photoshop to do cool hybrid stuff on your computer, here’s a quick tutorial I wrote up on creating a circle of text in Microsoft Word:
1. Make sure that the “Drawing” Toolbar is open. This can be found under the “View” Menu under “Toolbars”

2. Once […]

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Patty Debowski
The Digital Scrapbook Teacher
The beauty of shortcuts is that once you start using one it becomes a habit and you forget you’re even using a shortcut.
This week’s shortcut is short, but I know you’ll use it all the time!
To temporarily switch to the Move Tool (V) when using another tool hold the Ctrl key. […]

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By Chere (Dream Team)
A friend of mine made one of these CD holders recently with her traditional scrap supplies and I thought it was so clever so I thought maybe I would try doing it hybrid. They were were super easy and if you are anything like me you have CD’s all over the place […]

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Posted by Bre Wiebe (Dream Team)
I want to show you how you can easily create a cool pencil holder for your desk with a juice can!!!
What you will need…
1 Empty Juice Can
Photoshop Elements 5
Some Digi Stuff
And some Traditional Stuff
To start your pencil cup hit Ctrl N then fill in the blanks like this…

Open the pattered […]

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How to Get Your Photos Cut Out and Overflowing the Frame Tutorial Class
by Julie Ann Shahin

If you are like me, you love the look of an extracted image. However, I do not love the time it takes using the Magic Extractor in Photoshop Elements. Recently, I had to give up after several tries and almost […]

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By Patty Debowski
The last three tips have shown you how to use the Stroke Selection Outline feature in Photoshop Elements to outline photos, border pages, and find stray pixels. This week I’ll show you how to outline your text for an added special touch.
If you haven’t read “Location Matters!” posted three weeks ago, it would […]

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Bre Wiebe (Dream Team)
Here are some instructions on how to alter a record (I got mine at a thrift shop).
To start, make an 8.5X11 document in Photoshop.
To this add all your alphas for the title and bow. Print, dry, and cut out elements.
Now add your traditional elements (I’ve got some Prima paper, flowers, and lace […]

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